| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | David Rankin and Mattie Martin Perkins Papers
| | | | Creator: | Perkins, David Rankin and Mattie Martin | | | | Dates: | 1893-1919 | | | | Abstract: | David Rankin Perkins (1868-1937) was an African American teacher and businessman in Wilmot, Ashley County, Arkansas. A graduate of Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College (Alcorn State University) in Mississippi, Perkins was the co-owner of Douglass and Perkins Dry Goods and Groceries with H. D. Douglass. His wife, Mattie Martin Perkins (1872-1964) was also a graduate of Alcorn and a teacher. Her father, John Adams Martin, was a college professor and the president of Alcorn State University in Mississippi from 1911-1915. The collection consists correspondence exchanged by David Perkins and Mattie Martin while they were courting in the 1890s and a 1919 yearbook for the Tuskgegee Institute. | | | | Call #: | MS 5277 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | African American businesspeople. | African American teachers | African American universities and colleges. | Courtship -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | Butler A. Jones Papers
| | | | Creator: | Jones, Butler A. | | | | Dates: | 1944-1969 | | | | Abstract: | Butler A. Jones was an African American educator and professor of sociology. Jones taught at several colleges, including Cleveland State University, 1969-1984. He was particularly interested in the effectiveness of law as a means of social change, with a special focus on school desegregation litigation. The collection consists of correspondence, manuscript writings, legal documents, unpublished reports, clippings, and material on various agencies. The collection pertains to the research of Butler A. Jones with respect to desegregation cases and to activist groups of the 1960s, especially the Southern Regional Council and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Included are desegregation case proceedings and issues of Student Voice, a publication of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. | | | | Call #: | MS 4493 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Jones, Butler A., 1916- | African American sociologists. | African American college teachers. | School integration -- United States -- Case studies. | Civil rights movements -- United States. | African American universities and colleges. | African Americans -- Education. | African Americans -- Civil rights. | Race discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States. | United States -- Race relations.
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